A Columbus Day episode is a rarity on television... in fact, I
can't think of ANY. Normally, I don't think I'd care about the holiday not
getting much attention, but this year I think it needs some emphasis. Tonight,
at the gym, the manager wasn't in, but I was told she'd be available on Monday.
As that's a holiday, I double-checked that the woman would be in, and the
employee said "oh, that's right, it's Columbia's Day on Monday." At
first I thought I misheard, but the gentleman said it two more times, prompting
my husband and I to laugh in horror as soon as we got to the parking lot!
Similarly, last May I was teaching a fifth grade theatre class and used
Columbus as an example, but was met with a lot of "deer-in-headlights"
looks. I glanced at their teacher, who said the students know who he is, but
when it didn't seem to click, I changed the example for the other classes. I
still remember the song I learned in kindergarten about the explorer, but
apparently he needs more acknowledgement! Granted, Last Man Standing might not have been the ideal vehicle for that,
but I’m appreciative just the same.
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Last Man Standing "Rediscover America" (S04E03): Eve playing for the football team is now
making the local newspaper. However, she’s not thrilled that she's always
referred to as "the female kicker," though Vanessa and Kristin point
out that she's opening doors for young girls. [does nobody remember that Rudy
played football on The Cosby Show in
the eighties? However, once Eve misses a field goal and costs her team the
game, Kristin is upset at how the newspaper depicts Eve as female. [I hate
Kristin.] Eve begins to feel the burden of being expected to represent all
women, increasing the pressure on her during games.
Ed's girlfriend is bothered that Mike is the face of Outdoor Man
in a regional magazine, which prompts Ed to cancel Mike's Columbus Day sale,
despite the fact that he knows Mike's marketing mind has done wonders for them
over the years. [pride can be a nuisance.] However, Mike goes ahead with making
a Columbus Day vlog, only to make Ed the star, comparing the older man to Leif
Ericson, who beat Columbus to "discovering America," but doesn't get
the credit. [I thought that this might have been a little mushy for Mike’s
character.]
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